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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

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